Leadership & Workforce Development — Deeper Dive

DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2011 is the biggest study of its kind, involving over 2,600 organizations in 74 countries. Nearly 1,900 HR professionals and 12,500 leaders participated. It is the sixth forecast we have conducted biannually since 1999. This Executive Summary highlights a handful of key findings.

According to DDI’s Pulse of the Workforce research, half of workers feel their jobs are stagnant. Read more about how they feel about their jobs, their opportunities for growth, engagement levels, and skills they desired to develop.

Are mid-level leaders getting the development they need to face today’s unparalleled challenges? Do organizations effectively support leaders’ transition into crucial mid-level roles? And, are they selecting those most likely to succeed in the first place? This collection of contemporary research says: not always.